- Arbi in Tamarind sauce Boil Arbi Cut Arbi into medium size peices after peeling them. Add some oil to pan Add red chilli, mustard, methi, little bit methi seeds, and onions Add little salt, little hing, some green chilli,some curry leaves. Add little turmeric, ginger garlic paste Add some tamarind juice to it. Add some water, coriander powder, chilli powder, little coconut and poppy seed paste. Cover and cook for 10 minutes When froth disappears pulusu is ready. Add little sugar Add Arbi peices and add little water to cover Arbi. Arbi will thicken the sauce later. Taste sauce and add salt,sugar to your taste. Serve hot with rice.